Antipopes of the Antichurch
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UNDEVIGINTI SAECULA (1960.03.03)
John XXIII’s Latin letter “Undeviginti saecula” is a brief appointment of Aloisius Josephus (Aloisius Joseph Muench) as papal legate to preside over celebrations in Malta commemorating nineteen centuries since the shipwreck of St Paul. The text extols Malta’s natural gifts, praises its traditional fidelity to the Catholic faith, recalls St Paul as planter of that faith, and exhorts that all private and social life in Malta rest on the foundation which St Paul laid: Jesus Christ. It concludes with an apostolic blessing.
Quoniam ab episcopali (1960.03.11)
This Latin letter, issued by Antipope John XXIII to Antonio Caggiano on the 25th anniversary of his episcopal consecration, is a short panegyric. It:
– Praises Caggiano’s government of Rosario: multiplication of parishes, construction of a seminary, promotion of religious formation, organization of lay apostolate.
– Commends his role in shaping Catholic Action in Argentina “according to the wishes of the Roman Pontiffs”.
– Extols his transfer to Buenos Aires and encourages him to continue his pastoral zeal.
– Grants him the faculty to impart, in John XXIII’s name, a blessing with plenary indulgence on the occasion of the jubilee.
All of it is wrapped in courtly phrases of paternal benevolence and institutional self-congratulation, without a single word of doctrinal combat against Modernism, Communism, naturalism, or the growing global apostasy.
Cum tria saecula (1960.02.20)
In this Latin letter dated 20 February 1960, antipope John XXIII addresses William Slattery, superior general of the Congregation of the Mission, on the 300th anniversary of the deaths of St. Vincent de Paul and St. Louise de Marillac. He recalls his own devotion to these saints, praises their charity, exalts the Vincentian and Daughters of Charity works as a vast global network of social and charitable initiatives, and urges renewed commitment to organized charitable action adapted to modern circumstances, especially in the face of technological progress, social coldness, and global interdependence. He frames Vincentian charity as a unifying, pacifying force for humanity and concludes with an “apostolic” blessing as encouragement to imitate their example.
Chirographum quo prima Romanae Dioecesis Synodus indicitur (1960.01.16)
The brief Latin chirograph of John XXIII (16 January 1960) announces the convocation of the “First Synod” of the Diocese of Rome, to be held in the Lateran Basilica on 24 January 1960. It invokes the Holy Ghost, appeals to the example of the Eternal City, and sets three aims: that Catholic faith “revive more and more,” that Christian morals take “salutary growth,” and that the discipline of clergy and people be adapted and strengthened in response to “the needs of our age,” all under the patronage of the Blessed Virgin Mary “Salus Populi Romani” and the Roman patron saints, to be held “by Our authority.”
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